“Your simple smile can lighten the darkest places”

“Light blooms the brighter in the darkest places.”

Alison Croggon (1962) contemporary Australian poet, playwright and fantasy novelist

“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”

Thich Nhat Hanh (1926) Religious leader and peace activist

“We can ask ourselves daily what we have done to make the world a better place, to make someone smile, to help someone to feel more secure, etc. It's the simple things which have the greatest effect. We must never underestimate the strength of a smile or act of kindness.”

Leo Buscaglia (1924–1998) Motivational speaker, writer

“It was hidden inside another book. One Valentine was unlikely to ever open." Magnus smiled crookedly. "Simple Recipes for Housewives. No one can say your mother didn't have a sense of humor.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Glass

“The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their silence at times of crisis.”

Dan Brown book Inferno

“All propaganda or popularization involves a putting of the complex into the simple, but such a move is instantly deconstructive. For if the complex can be put into the simple, then it cannot be as complex as it seemed in the first place; and if the simple can be an adequate medium of such complexity, then it cannot after all be as simple as all that.”

Terry Eagleton (1943) British writer, academic and educator

“Not a thing nor words, can ever compare to the smile of yours”

Ritsuko Okazaki (1959–2004) Japanese singer

“It‘s funny how, when things seem the darkest, moments of beauty present themselves in the most unexpected places.”

Karen Marie Moning (1964) author

“Smile. it's the second best thing you can do with your lips.”

Jill Shalvis (1963) American writer